Experiences of Evorel Sequi

[Stygimoloch]

I’ve used my first patch today and just wanted to get a few views on the experiences others have had while using evorel sequi.

I’m most concerned about whether it’ll cause me to gain weight. I’ve just lost the weight I gained on sertraline which I found really difficult and am desperate not to put it back on again.

I’ve also just read one of the side effects to be difficulty sleeping. I thought it was supposed to be help with sleep? I have terrible sleep anxiety and struggle to cope with difficulties around sleep. I’m sleeping well at the moment and don’t want that to be disrupted. Has anyone found problems sleeping while using the patches?

I’m optimistic that it will help with my anxiety and emotional state and countless other symptoms but I don’t want to counteract this by causing myself more stress if my sleep is poor and I gain weight!

I didn't gain weight but I stopped using it as it made my IBS ten times worse. I looked permanently pregnant.

ive been on them five months. Sleep like the dead, in fact I’m shattered most evenings! Hoping that settles. Not put any weight on but then I’m careful about what i eat and do exercise too.

I’d defo give them three months for any symptoms to settle before making any rash decisions.

I'm deciding whether to give them another month and see if the tiredness settles otherwise might change but tbh tiredness is a small price to pay for all the improvements I have had!

I've been on the patches almost 1 year, improved my peri symptoms (sweats, night terrors, mood swings) and so far no side effects. Just had a few come off early which is annoying but that's the only negative 🙂

Hi. It gave me my life back. Honestly, I'll forever be grateful for Evorel Sequi patches (and I'm sure other HRT is just as good), I'm not here here to plug one brand over another but Evorel Sequi has been amazing for me. I had such crippling anxiety and depression I didn't think I could function - in fact, I was a walking shell. Everything was too much for me. I was constantly making mistakes and getting in trouble for being forgetful. My (male) boss told me my mind clearly wasn't on the job as I was forgetting things non-stop and previously I was very conscientious. Of course having my flaws pointed out also added to my paranoia about "falling apart." I was turning up for appointments weeks in advance, turning up at others late - I no longer trusted my judgement on anything. I had no interest in sex at all - I felt nothing - I was just "numb". Everything made me sad. I couldn't think of animals or children at all or I got sad thinking they didn't have good lives. I had to avoid the news. Old people made me very sad. I felt my life was over and nothing made sense.

The worst thing was the morning anxiety. Housework floored me. I constantly wanted to cry but was afraid of starting incase I "lost it". Then I saw the Davina documentary. Praise God for brave women like Davina and Dr. Louise Newsom. Suddenly I knew what was wrong when my GP felt I was depressed. I tried to explain it was a different kind of depression - it felt strange. Like I was outside of life looking in. People were talking to me and it was like their lips were moving and I couldn't keep up with the conversation.

My faith in Jesus Christ and getting Evorel Sequi patches gave me my life back and now I like to (at least hope) I can help even one person out there in some tiny way not to suffer unnecessarily. I'm so glad you've got patches - that's the first step. Secondly I'd say, where possible, try and simplify your life. Have people around you who love you. Have "me" time. Have things to look forward to.

I will say that it's different for everyone. My patches didn't kick in until 10 and a half weeks in. My sister in law's didn't kick in until about the 16 week mark (I know that's especially long). On the other hand my friend felt better in two weeks, so please, don't compare yourself to others - every journey is different.

Please keep us posted and if there is anything at all I can do (albeit, I'm not an expert, I'm just a 48 year old journalist with little medical knowledge), do let me know.

God bless you on your journey - and you know what - you're going to come back stronger. You can do it. Much love to you. xx

@mjdle why did you have to come off them early? I trust you are okay? xx

@Cauliflowercheeses Definitely, yes, the three months - always give them the 3 months! I've put some weight on but I can't blame perimenopause as I have been eating more and have got out of the way of exercising. I really want to get back to it. x

Sorry, I didn't write that well. I meant sometimes the patches come off before I'm due to change them which can be annoying, more so in the summer so probably to do with heat, sun exposure, and me not being careful when I apply 🙂